Posted By LISA GERVAIS/QMI Agency Peterborough Examiner
PONTYPOOL — It took just 25 minutes for the fire marshal to shut down a public information open house on two proposed wind parks Thursday night.
When more than 140 people had crowded into the Pontypool Community Centre, the meeting was brought to an abrupt halt — a move that serves opponents of the Settlers Landing Wind Park and Snowy Ridge Wind Park since it means the first open house has technically not taken place and sets proponents’ Energy Farming Ontario Inc. and project managers M.K. Ince Associates Ltd. back in their process.
Asked if it was indeed the best possible outcome, City of Kawartha Lakes Ward 16 Coun. David Marsh replied: “They have to start all over again.”
Others simply could not believe that the proponents chose such a small venue considering the history of a project that has attracted hundreds of people to public meetings in the past. Continue reading →